Format
Rich Text Format
Summary
- Name
- Rich Text Format
- Version
- 1.9
- Identifiers
-
- MIME: text/rtf
- PUID: fmt/355
- Apple Uniform Type Identifier: public.rtf
- Format type
- Word Processor
- Disclosure
- Full
- Description
- Rich Text Format (RTF) is a format developed by Microsoft to encode formatted text and graphics for use within applications or for data and formatting transfer between applications. It is closely associated with Microsoft Word, and new versions are developed with each release of Word. RTF files are encoded in plain text, typically ASCII, and consists of a series of control words, control symbols and groups. An RTF file comprises a Header section, containing various header tables, followed by a Document section, containing the document content and formatting. RTF version 1.9 is the version of the format associated with Microsoft Word 2007.
- Format encoding
- Text
- File extensions
-
rtf - Submitted by
- Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Relationships
- Has priority over
- Is subsequent version of
Internal signatures
RTF 1.9
- Description
- \rtf control word, \ansicpg control word, followed by <deffont> declaration and one of any of the following control words (\colorschememapping ; \afelev ; {\*\datastore ; {\*\defchp) which were introduced in RTF 1.9
- Provenance
- Ongoing DROID research
Byte sequences
- Min Frag Length
- Absolute from BOF
- Offset
- 0
- Max offset
- None
- Byte Sequence
7B5C7274(66|6631){0-15}(616E7369|6D6163|7063|706361)5C616E7369637067{3-*}5C737473686664626368{1-5}5C73747368666C6F6368{1-5}5C737473686668696368{1-5}5C73747368666269*5C(2A5C636F6C6F72736368656D656D617070696E67|6166656C6576|2A5C6461746173746F7265|2A5C646566636870)- Endianness
- None
Changelog
-
V89
- Release date
- 8 March 2017
-
Updated
Rich Text Format 1.9: Adjusted signature due to findings by National Library New Zealand
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V51
- Release date
- 15 July 2011
-
Added format
Rich Text Format 1.9: Outline entry added.
-
Added signature
Rich Text Format 1.9: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.
External Links
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